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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to choose the most money-making game every instance.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the player a chance to increase their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
